Monte Cristo Vocab Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
obsequious
A
obedient
2
Q
betrothal
A
engagement
3
Q
usurper
A
an illegitimate or controversial ruler
4
Q
Lucidity
A
clarity of expression
5
Q
Bequeath
A
a dead person leaving something to someone
6
Q
Quay
A
a concrete platform lying alongside water for loading and unloading ships
7
Q
purser
A
an officer on a ship who keeps the accounts
8
Q
promontory
A
a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water
9
Q
marquise
A
the wife of a marquis
10
Q
gendarme
A
an armed French police officer
11
Q
obedient
A
obsequious
12
Q
engagement
A
betrothal
13
Q
an illegitimate or controversial ruler
A
usurper
14
Q
clarity of expression
A
lucidity
15
Q
a dead person leaving something to someone
A
bequeath
